The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-02-10
MIR. AND MRS. BOWsER.
A Thrilling Recital by the Feminine Mem
ber of the Firm.

A Thrilling Recital by the Feminine Mem-
Der of the Firm.
What Mr.. Bowser didn't know about
dress-making up to q short time ago
wasn't worth knowing. What he doesn't
know now would fill large-sized book.
l was fretting about the delay on the
part of my dress-maker when he sud
denly turned on me with:
Mrs Bowser, It's all Internal nom
sense! When I order u suit of clothes
they are ready for me at the date set,
and if there is any reason why dress
maker can't do business on business
principles, want to know it.
..But l can't help it." protested.
No. you can't! You women are
fools to be imposed upon as you are!
I'd like to see one Of these dress-makers
bamboozle me around the way they do
your'
But you don't wear dresses"
For which l thank heaven! There
is more nonsense about selecting dress
and having it made up than is seen in
an idiot asylum in year. tell you.
it's all boshr'
You might select my dress goods for
me-"
don't! Yes, III go down this very after
noon and buy you new dress, and I'll
follow the cloth until you have it on
your back! I'll show you. Mrs. Bowser,
that business is business!"
He began operations after dinner.
Mr.. Bowser has an alarm clock that
goes off to the minute. He therefore
argues that everybody else ought to go
Il, nd
patch. He jumped of the car and
rushed into q dry-goods store and said:
Give me twelve yards Of stuff for .
dress-quickr
Calico or silk?" queried the clerk.
why, silk. of course. You can give
me two shades-six yards in a shade.
I'll take green and blue.
But no one can get dress out OF
twelve yards of silk and as for the
colors-"
They can't, ehr' howled Bowser.
My mother never had over ten yards
for dress, and twelve has got to make
one for my wife. The colors are all
right"
i he clerk gave him what he asked
for, and Bowser rushed home and flung
the package in my lap with:
"Been gone just thirty-seven minutes
by the watch, while you have been fool
| ing around three afternoons. There's
twelve full yards. and if you have any
pieces left you can line my overcoat
sleeves.
Twelve yards! Why. never get less
than twenty-three! Don't you see how
narrow silk is?"
I'm! l thought it was sheeting
| l.. ,,,l
Pm going to look to-"
no one could"
"You can't! Well. you will. all the
same! This talk about matching the
| complexion with dress goods is the
twaddie OF idiots! If green and blue
| won't hit you, then let her missi It's
nv taste, and l think 1 know what
belongs to harmony. Well 60 down
after supper and get some dress-maker
to begin work"
but know what she'll say"
oh! you do! Well, YOU leave that
to me; rm bossing this job. Mrs. Bow
ser, and I'll learn you thing or two
before we get through!'
After supper we went downtown to a
drcss-maker 8. As we got out of the
carriage Bowser charged me to keep my
mouth shut and let HIM do the talking,
and l cheerfully promised obedience.
He carried the bundle under his arm,
and as we entered the shop he asked:
will you take \ contract 10 build
Mrs Bowser Il dress and have it finished
at Il certain date?'
Let NE see the goods" she replied.
but no sooner had she opened the pack
age han she asked:
is it some fancy skirt for the circus
ring?'
Circus ringr' he whooped. "what is
there about these goods TO remind you
OF Il circus ring?
the coiors."
"Mrs -Bowscr," he said as he turned
to me. 1--WE will 90 elsewhere. 1t is
evident that this person has come out OF
some door knob factory to take up
dress-making.
At the second place the dress-maker
smiled as she saw the colors. and replied
that she wouldn't think of beginning
work without twenty-four yards of silk
at hand.
'Ihen you'll never begin" exclaimed
Bowser. ''lt's high time the longsuffer.
ing public kicked against this dress,
making robbery. When buy twelve
yards of silk for dress-maker TO steal
Yen can expect Pm going to die the
next week"
The third dress-maker seemed to
understand the situation ut q glance,
She opened the silk. rolled it up again.
and calmly but firmly said:
81 am very busy just now. You'd
better take 1t TO some blacksmith.
shopr'
Then we went home for the night
Bowser was mad and wouldn't speak to
ME. and as he slept he dreamed oi
dress-makers, and overheard him say.
ing:
.'Colors! tell you it's all bosh! How
many horses and cows do you see of foul
or five colors?"
The next day we visited twelve Other
dress-makers. Two of them called MIR.
Bowser All old fool, and four other:
laughed in his face, while the other six
refused to have anything to do with
the dress. When we left the last place
he said:
Mrs. Bowser. I'm a man who can't
be bulldozed. Those dress-makers have
formed ring TO steal cloth and keep
up prices. I'll beat 'em at their own
game. Well wait until we go to New
York and then buy ready-made
dress"
When we got homo he called the cook
into the sitting-room and gave her the
silk. and she thanked him kindly anG
added:
ut comes in very handy. MIR. Bowser
for my sister is a tight-rope performer
and wants new pair of silk tights"
couldn't help laughing. and Mr.,
Bowser hasn't spoken to me since
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